Image Lipkes; Michel He studied cinematography at the CCC film school in Mexico City. His work has been shown at more than 30 festivals around the world, including two editions of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM). He participated in the 3rd FICM with his medium length documentary Escupir contra el viento (2005). He received a Special Mention at the 9th FICM with his first feature film Malaventura (2011). This last film also participated in the 40th International Film Festival of Rotterdam (IFFR), Netherlands; the 33rd International Festival of New Latin American Film, Havana, Cuba; and the 11th T-Mobile New Horizons International Film Festival, Breslavia, Poland, among others. Photo by: Pamela Pianezza Other Movies Mexico will no longer exist! A frenetic view runs over a convulsed Mexico City, a colossal metropolis sustained by the myth of "mestizaje" and other colonial forms of violence. Past and present weave a flurry of images; fragmented memories of this land. Ancient deities are incarnated, while dreams overlap among intimacy, complicity and the tumult. This is an erratic film that invites us to reimagine the complex relationship we have with the constructed “mexicanidad.” See More Ziuta travesías Ziuta, a Polish Jewish survivor of World War II, was an extraordinary woman who sparked special devotion for her political commitment and her support for clandestine struggle. As a teenager, Ziuta weathered exile with fortitude and determination, saving her mother and other relatives from perishing in their flight. Despite the horrors and scarcity she endured, she upheld a grateful outlook on life. See More Zinzindurrunkarratz Oskar Alegría embarks on a journey to recover the past. With a Super-8 camera that once belonged to his father and has remained untouched for 41 years, he plans to retrace the path of the shepherd: the journey of transhumance that his grandfather undertook in his youth, following now-forgotten coordinates. The result is a film that delights in the search —as well as the many detours along the way. See More Related News XV years, 15 editions: from the short film to the first feature 08 · 25 · 22 ¿Dónde están los ganadores de Impulso Morelia? 08 · 11 · 22 Perfiles FICM: Michel Lipkes, director de Extraño pero verdadero 09 · 21 · 18 ¿Cómo funciona Impulso Morelia? Entrevista a Andrea Stavenhagen 08 · 13 · 18 Otros Realizadores Mexicanos Tenemos la misión de recolectar a las mentes mas creativas de México y promover su trayectoria al mundo. Ingresar
Image Lipkes; Michel He studied cinematography at the CCC film school in Mexico City. His work has been shown at more than 30 festivals around the world, including two editions of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM). He participated in the 3rd FICM with his medium length documentary Escupir contra el viento (2005). He received a Special Mention at the 9th FICM with his first feature film Malaventura (2011). This last film also participated in the 40th International Film Festival of Rotterdam (IFFR), Netherlands; the 33rd International Festival of New Latin American Film, Havana, Cuba; and the 11th T-Mobile New Horizons International Film Festival, Breslavia, Poland, among others. Photo by: Pamela Pianezza
Mexico will no longer exist! A frenetic view runs over a convulsed Mexico City, a colossal metropolis sustained by the myth of "mestizaje" and other colonial forms of violence. Past and present weave a flurry of images; fragmented memories of this land. Ancient deities are incarnated, while dreams overlap among intimacy, complicity and the tumult. This is an erratic film that invites us to reimagine the complex relationship we have with the constructed “mexicanidad.” See More
Ziuta travesías Ziuta, a Polish Jewish survivor of World War II, was an extraordinary woman who sparked special devotion for her political commitment and her support for clandestine struggle. As a teenager, Ziuta weathered exile with fortitude and determination, saving her mother and other relatives from perishing in their flight. Despite the horrors and scarcity she endured, she upheld a grateful outlook on life. See More
Zinzindurrunkarratz Oskar Alegría embarks on a journey to recover the past. With a Super-8 camera that once belonged to his father and has remained untouched for 41 years, he plans to retrace the path of the shepherd: the journey of transhumance that his grandfather undertook in his youth, following now-forgotten coordinates. The result is a film that delights in the search —as well as the many detours along the way. See More
XV years, 15 editions: from the short film to the first feature 08 · 25 · 22 ¿Dónde están los ganadores de Impulso Morelia? 08 · 11 · 22 Perfiles FICM: Michel Lipkes, director de Extraño pero verdadero 09 · 21 · 18 ¿Cómo funciona Impulso Morelia? Entrevista a Andrea Stavenhagen 08 · 13 · 18
